apostrophe
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in "isn't" and "we'll." It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in "Mike's car." 撇號
2. N-COUNT a digression from a discourse, esp an address to an imaginary or absent person or a personification 呼語; 尤指對不在場者或擬人事物所說話語[rhetoric]
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apostrophe /əˈpɒstrəfɪ/ (apostrophes)
剑桥词典
- the symbol ’ used in writing to show when a letter or a number has been left out, as in I'm (= I am) or '85 (= 1985), or that is used before or after s to show possession , as in Helen's house or babies ' hands
- We spent Christmas Day with Ben's parents .
- This book is the fruit of 15 years ' research .
- Simon has a clear-sighted vision of the company's future .
- Our neighbour's baby cries morning , noon and night .
- I'm sure my views on marriage are coloured by my parents ' divorce . 返回 apostrophe
（表示省略或加在字母s前後表示所有格的）撇號，省字符，省略符號（’）
"It's" with an apostrophe means "it is" or "it has".
sometimes used before s to show the plural of a number or a letter
（用於字母s前表示數字或字母的複數形式）
There are two p's in "supper ". Supper這個單詞裡有兩個字母p。
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